[Bug 1882488] Re: Install of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS fails partway though

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Install of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS fails partway though

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  There were other bugs on the list that were similar to mine, but they
  were all trying to install other OS versions.  I'm trying to install
  Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my machine from a USB, and I'm trying to dual boot
  it with Windows 10.  I have already have Win 10 on the same hard drive
  that I'm trying to put Ubuntu on, it's on an NVME SSD (500 gig model).
  There are a few interesting things that happen during the installation
  process that likely help lead to the Ubuntu install crashing before
  completion.  One of them is that when it gets to the install options,
  there is actually no listing for "Install Ubuntu Alongside Windows".
  The only options are for "Erase Disk and Install Ubuntu" and
  "Something Else". So, I click "Something Else".  The other interesting
  thing I've noted is that there is no EFI file detected on my hard
  drive once you click "Something Else" to manually partition your
  drive, so I have to make one by selecting EFI partition and giving it
  250MB or so.  If you try to click the install before you do this, a
  warning message will pop up that you may ruin the installation, so I
  always obey the warning.  I believe this is part of the problem
  because it doesn't show to create an EFI file in any of the Ubuntu
  install guides I've seen, so I strongly believe it leads to the crash.

  Once I finish manually partitioning, giving ~20gigs for the "/"
  directory and the rest of my 200GB partition to my "/home" directory,
  it goes through the install, and then it eventually crashes at the
  same part every time.

  "Executing 'grub-install/dev/nvme' failed.
  "This is a fatal error."

  The above is what the error message reads.  I've even tried to install
  Ubuntu again, directly after it failed, with half the Ubuntu install
  still on the hard drive.  Hilariously enough, there came an option for
  "Install Ubuntu 20.04 alongside Ubuntu 20.04" because it detected the
  other install.  I selected that option, but it still failed at the
  exact same spot, with the exact same error.

  Once it fails, it will not boot to any Ubuntu partition.  In fact, I
  have to go into "Disks" from my temporary Ubuntu USB, select the
  Windows 10 partition, and make it bootable in order for Windows 10 to
  boot.

  Hope this helps.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./pool/restricted/l/linux-restricted-modules/linux-modules-nvidia-440-5.4.0-26-generic_5.4.0-26.30+2_amd64.deb
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CasperVersion: 1.445
  Date: Sun Jun  7 21:10:01 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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